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{{Infobox_tool
 
|purpose=Metadata Extraction Tool automatically extracts a limited set of metadata from the headers of digital files.
 
|purpose=Metadata Extraction Tool automatically extracts a limited set of metadata from the headers of digital files.
|homepage=https://github.com/DIA-NZ/Metadata-Extraction-Tool
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|sourcecode=https://github.com/DIA-NZ/Metadata-Extraction-Tool
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|homepage=http://meta-extractor.sourceforge.net/
|license=[http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html Apache Public License (version 2)]
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|license=Apache Public License (version 2)
 
|platforms=Must have Java installed and enabled
 
|platforms=Must have Java installed and enabled
|function=Metadata Extraction
 
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{{Infobox tool details
 
|ohloh_id=meta-extractor
 
 
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[[Category:Metadata Extraction]]
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= Description =
 
= Description =
 
The [http://natlib.govt.nz/librarians/digital-library-tools Metadata Extraction Tool] automatically extracts a limited set of metadata from the headers of digital files; it has the capability to process both individual files and larger batches. The Tool outputs this information as XML, with the goal of facilitating transfer into a preservation metadata repository.
 
The [http://natlib.govt.nz/librarians/digital-library-tools Metadata Extraction Tool] automatically extracts a limited set of metadata from the headers of digital files; it has the capability to process both individual files and larger batches. The Tool outputs this information as XML, with the goal of facilitating transfer into a preservation metadata repository.
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====Provider====
 
====Provider====
 
The National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ)
 
The National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ)
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====Licensing and cost====
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[http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html Apache Public License (version 2)] &ndash; free.
 
   
 
   
 
====Platform and interoperability====
 
====Platform and interoperability====
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= User Experiences =
 
= User Experiences =
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* '''FITS (File Information Tool Set):''' Used in [[FITS (File Information Tool Set)|FITS]]
 
  
 
= Development Activity =
 
= Development Activity =
Version 3.5GA was released in June 2010. Latest release 3.6GA is from 2014.
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Version 3.5GA was released in June 2010.
 
 
 
The initial version of the tool was released in 2003; redevelopment for version 3 began in 2007. Contact information on the NLNZ site implies ongoing support; no information is available about ongoing development.
 
The initial version of the tool was released in 2003; redevelopment for version 3 began in 2007. Contact information on the NLNZ site implies ongoing support; no information is available about ongoing development.
  
 
All development activity is visible on http://sourceforge.net/projects/meta-extractor/
 
All development activity is visible on http://sourceforge.net/projects/meta-extractor/
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